TechBytes - Technology and Outsourcing Blog

On 24th May the Fieldfisher Silicon Valley team attended the Churchill Club's Top Tech Trends event in Santa Clara, CA where 5 leading VC's made their predictions for the next 5 years.
The question posed was "What new tech trends will emerge with the potential for explosive growth in 5 years?"

A recent judgment from the UK's Technology and Construction Court highlights how important it is for businesses to audit their use of third party software on a regular basis and to review licence terms before implementing systems changes that could impact use of existing applications.

Lovers of fashion look forward to the September Issue and in the Valley we look forward to Mary Meeker's annual auspices or this year's Internet Trends Analysis, delivered in the 2016 Code Conference. What can be expected online in the year ahead?

CTOs are increasingly required to deliver ever more for less, and the SIAM tower model was much-discussed in 2015 as a panacea to the concerns of driving project efficiency while achieving consistent savings. How will sophisticated businesses look to implement their SIAM and other multi-sourcing strategies in 2016, and how should businesses evolve their own intelligent client function to match their skills to the aspirations of their projects?

The Tech Nation 2016 report has been released, suggesting that the Technology sector is the sector to watch for 2016 and beyond. But what are the facts behind these assertions? What are the key take-away points that should you be aware of? Why should you care?

Last week, the National Audit Office (NAO) released its report on the delivery of major projects in government. In it, the NAO found that one third of major government projects due to be delivered in the next five years were either in doubt of successful delivery or appeared to be unachievable.